Pending Trademark Disputes
The number of trademark dispute applications/files, which are under opposition and pending in the various offices of the Trade Marks Registry, is as under:-
| Branch of Trade Marks Registry |
Number of opposition cases |
| Mumbai |
40442 |
| Delhi |
47902 |
| Chennai |
17640 |
| Kolkata |
9814 |
| Ahmedabad |
10304 |
| Total: |
126102 |
Number of missing registered trademark files from the various offices of the Trade Marks Registry is as under:
| Branch of Trade Marks Registry |
Missing physical trademark files as on 28th July 2011 |
| Mumbai |
1251 |
| Delhi |
1875 |
| Chennai |
4688 |
| Kolkata |
287 |
| Ahmedabad |
82 |
| Total: |
8183 |
The backlog in the Trade Marks Registry has arisen because of approximately 100% increase in the applications filed since 2001-02 and also due to lack of adequate manpower as out of 122 sanctioned posts of officers of the rank of examiners and above, 71 posts are lying vacant. Recruitment agencies have been requested to hasten the recruitment process in order to fill up the vacant posts in the Trade Marks Registry. Other steps such as introduction of free search facilities and digitization of records have also been taken to streamline the registration procedure.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
